Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-27
THE NATIONAL DRILL.

Crowded - The Hotels Filled to Excess-Great Interest I'm
 the TOurnament-TheS Sarsnelds Win
 High Praise for Their Exhibition
 Drill-NOtes From Camp.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., May 26. Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoUR-
 IER.1.
 The city of Washington is now crowded with strangers from all parts of the United States, who are here to attend the national drill for the prizes which vary from $5,000 to $500. All the late incoming trains have brought thousands of persons, who have taxed the capacity of all the hotels and boarding houses.
 This is gala week for Washington. Small parties of soldiers in fatigue uniform are to be seen in all parts of the city, and when these parties meet fraternizing is sponta- neous and mutual. Men from the North shake hands with men from the South, and men from dozen different northern States find new friends among men from all parts of the sunny South. A soldier from Oregon introduced himself to-day to party of mem which is the only company that represents Connecticut in the competitive drill.
 The ladies should not be omitted when the attractions of Washington arc summed up. Large numbers of attractive looking ladies are on the principal avenues, but it is during the early evening or about o'clock that the elite of the city are out on their way to the camp.
 As the Sarsfelds have given but little time to visiting the many places of interest in the city, and have given close attention to the careful instructions of their captain, they are in prime condition for the competition drill, after which they will see more of the city. The members of the company are all we'll and enjoying the trip immensely. The Sarsfelds gave an exhibition drill thirteen years ago in this city. Captain Clarity was which he gave with his company in front of the Arlington Hotel last evening, as the tele- graph has already informed your readers. The men were in full uniform with white pants. They executed several company the manual, tEe famous silent without command and the bayonet exercise The movements were executed with remarkable precision and the execution of the silent drill was probably never surpassed Many men who witnessed the drill complimented both captain and com pany in the highest terms. It was stated after the drill that many persons who have made bets regarding the winning companies, will
 
 was seen by dense mass of people, as many persons as could obtain view of the com oany.
 The Red Cross hospital at the camp is one ,f the many prominent institutions connect d with the camp. Physicians are in con tant attendance and corps of nurses are tt the hospital tent at all times. There are several patients in the hospital at present, put none of these are seriously ill. A mem ,ar If hand from the State of Iowa who vas taken sick with the measles, was remov- d from the hospital tent to private house. Six large cool tents were yesterday sent to he camp for hospital use. General J. B. Dennis, commander of the National Guard of Dakota, has visited camp especially to ob erve the work of the Red Cross society in amp. He was member of the Sixth Mas and is an old frisnd of Miss ylara Barton.
 The postofice at Camp Washington is not
 branch of the Washington postofice, but n independent office ordered by the post master general. It is situated at headquar- CTS and George Emmerich is postmaster with two assistants. The mail is received nd sent out four times day, and the eEa- loyes are kept busy in mailing the matter elivered and supplying stamps, postals, etc. The office is open from 8. m. to D. m.
 The Chicago zouaves, Captain Ford, will ave long excursion before they return to >hicago. When they leave camp next week hey are to go to Philadelphia, where they are Q pass one day in visiting the city,. then to N. J., where they remain to give ne of their famous exhibition drills, when hey will proceed to New York city, where hey are to give an exhibition at the ball ark grounds and possibly appear at some of he large halls in the city during the even ng. Captain Ford has frequently given ex- ibitions in the Chicago theaters for which z. z1- A fEo,, 7eeks absence the zouaves will return ome. HE sARsFELDs DO THEIR DRILL-THE LAU-
 REELS GO TO THE TOLEDO cADETs-A WON
 DERFUL zoUAvE FEAT IN WHICH A CHICAGO
 COMPANY SCALE A TWELVE FOOT FENCE.
 WASHINGTON, May 26.-The weather was uperb today, fair southerly breeze miti- ating the clear sunshine and making out of GOT exercise enjoyable. The day was de- oted to competitive drilling. Seven or ight thousand spectators were on the grand tand and manifested their pleasure by very beral and hearty applause. The competing 1fantry companies were the Governors Iuard of Raleigh, N. C., the Louisiana Rifles, 1e Sarsfeld Guard of New Haven, Conn.,, c, First New Jersey, Company B, Washington Light Infantry corps, the Tole- 0, Ohio, cadets and Company B, Washington adets (colored) The competitors were rought upon the grounds successively and larched up to the judges marque immedi- l tely in front of the grand stand so that all le minutiee of their work in the manual at rms was performed within view of the pub c. The Toledo company won all the laur- s Enthusiasm ran so high before the end their half hour that judges and company ere compelled to demand cessation of the 1 pplause, it being difficult for the officers to | lake their commands audible.
 The rife competition for $100 and gold | ,edal began at Washington arsenal this l lorning before large number of spectators. ! lthough there were ninety-eight entries l nly thirty men reported. Colonel | lunt, U. s. A., Colonel Wardwell of Gener. | Augurs staff and Lieutenant Allen, U. s. l L., conducted the firing. The contests to- l ay were at 200 and 300 yards. The firing | lieutenant Pollard of the Washington Light l Infantry corps led o-day with score of 95 l ut of a possible 100. Tie competition for | rtillery prizes was held this morn l lg in Athletic Park in the presence of | wo thousand spectators. Only two commands | 1ok part and the competition was conse~ uently for the first prize of 5000. The | ompany from Petersburg, Va.,- had with | rawn. Had they remained in the contest | ,cond prize of $1, ,000 would have been l warded. The guns, horses and drivers be. l ,nged to Battery c, Third artillery, and the l 1dges were Captain Lancaster, First Lieu | snant c. Chase and First Lieutenant B. H. l all of the Third artillery. Two 1 uns were manned by twenty men of each | company and under the command l f their respective captains. The companies l were Battery A, Indianapolis l fight Artillery, and the First Light Battery, I Wisconsin National Guard.
 At 2:3O the Zouave competitions began, the | hicago and Memphis companies being en- ,red The Chicagos came first and were | reeted with loud applause. They perform but few fancy movements, but in wheel l lg, marching, bayonet and skirmish drill l aowed great proficiency. One of their feats, l ne scaling of twelve foot fence, was, per aps, the most difficult yet attempted on the | Till ground. At the word they broke for | ae fence, rapidly formed pyramid, tossed | p and passed over their guns and with cat 1 ke agility followed themselves. When but | wo men remained, one jumped upon the l aoulders of the other, thence to the fence op and there turned about and | l..